Keep Oconee County Beautiful Commission

#EarthDay2021 #reconsiderlitter #reuse #repurpose

Flowers and friends#Spring

#EarthDay2021 What will you do to make a difference?

#EarthDay2021 is almost here! Where will you make a difference?

This week is National Volunteer Week and we hope that our volunteers know that we appreciate them all the time! Working to end littering, improve recycling and continuing to beautify our community takes everyone. There are tasks that take the smallest amount of attention to major undertakings but our volunteers do it all. Thank you to each of you that helps us to keep Oconee County clean, green and beautiful! #besomebody #volunteersmakeadifference

The lowly sock has so many recycling options, which will we choose

#EarthDay2021 #DoBeautifulThings everyday.

#EarthDay2022 #reduce #reuse and #repurpose #recycle #reconsiderlitter

Chairs anyone? TRS can hook you up!

True. This was shared by someone in Mississippi. Litter is everywhere but it shouldn’t be. #KeepItCleanGA #littercosts

See you tomorrow!

Such a beautiful resource for us and a great way to give back. #HeritagePark

Great tips from our neighbors

Don't forget to bring any political signs for recycling!

Here’s a way to do good!

Please remember to secure your load, both inside & outside your vehicle! It’s a perfect day for having the windows down but don’t be a litterbug by allowing items to fly out. All littering is illegal, no matter the size of the item. #keepitclean #EarthMonth2021 #PPE

Remember to utilize the sites today and tomorrow, too! And enjoy your holiday weekend

Let’s Sort This Out, Together! We know recycling can be confusing. We are here to help. Let’s make this easier for you. Certain items, like pizza boxes, that ...were not recyclable in your curbside cart before, may now be recycled in your recycling cart at home. Why? Just like your computer or smart phone, recycling technology changes, too. CHECK LOCALLY to see if your program accepts pizza boxes. Remove food first please! #letssortthisout

#RecycleRightGA

It’s so peaceful down here on Marshall Store Road this morning and when all these awesome members of North Oconee Titans Beta Club finishing picking up litter it will be even more beautiful! At 10:30 we will be having a road cleanup on Freeman Creek Road in Farmington. Join us and help to keep Oconee County clean, green and beautiful!

Make a difference by helping us to keep Oconee County clean, green and beautiful. It’s a great place to live, work and play and imagine if we could eliminate all the litter! #reconsiderlitter

We’ve got plenty of Red Oak and Dogwood saplings to share! Come see us Saturday at either Harris Shoals Park or Home Depot for Bring One for the Chipper. Thanks to Georgia Forestry Commission and Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation. #chipper2021

Cigarette butts are the #1 littered item. #nolitterleft Thanks for this reminder!

Oconee has many great options for donations and if recycling is the best option we have 5 collection sites and access to the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department CHaRM Facility! For more info visit www.oconeecounty.com/KOCBC or contact us with your questions.

This pertains to us OC! Our recycle is processed at the MRF in Athens. Paper cup recycling acceptance kickoff!

Need grabbers and bags? Let us know and we’ll make sure you get them!#reconsiderlitter

We’re looking forward to seeing you Saturday at Harris Shoals Park and Home Depot. Come leave your tree and receive garden seeds/tree saplings! #DoBeautifulThings #Chipper2021

Our January Dirty Dozen Road Cleanup is this Saturday on Jimmy Daniel Road. We will start at the bridge at the county line at 10am. Join us as we work to keep Oconee County clean, green and beautiful in 2021!

#keepitclean #reconsiderlitter

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Happy #NationalBirdDay! Seeing these little guys enjoying a clean, green, and beautiful environment is one of our favorite parts of working at KGBF. Many thanks... to our friend John Kelly of the Georgia Nature Photographers Association (GNPA) for sharing this beautiful sparrow photo with us. See more

Don't forget to recycle your tree this Saturday between 9-noon at Harris Shoals Park and Home Depot and pick up some garden seeds and a White Oak or Dogwood sapling to plant. You may also drop off trees at any of the 5 OC Waste and Recycle Collection Sites. Saturday is the last day for treecycling! Recycled trees can be used as mulch, fish habitat, ash for compost and gardening and more! Thank you for helping us to keep Oconee County clean, green and beautiful! #chipper2021

Thank you to all who have helped us with this important project. We had 5 very successful workdays this fall and look forward to these opportunities this month and next. Please consider joining us as we work to continue keeping Oconee County clean, green and beautiful for all to enjoy!

Whatever way voting goes today please recycle any signs you have

That same can is able to be returned to the shelf in 60 days as a recycled product!

When you’re ready to recycle your tree you can do so at Home Depot, Harris Shoals Park or any of the 5 OC Waste and Tecycling Sites. #recycle #BringOnefortheChipper

#reconsiderlitter

You may drop off your trees at any of the 5 OC Waste and Recycling Centers, Harris Shoals Park and Home Depot anytime but we will be giving away garden seeds and tree saplings on Saturday, January 9th between 9-1 at Harris Shoals Park and Home Depot.

Carelessly discarding trash is LITTERally throwing money away! We spend more than $10,000,000 yearly keeping our roadways clear and our drains unclogged from litter. Join us in the fight against litter with #KeepItCleanGA KeepGAClean.com

Small steps can be great changes. Let's work towards #nolitterleft.

Batteries of all sizes may be taken to the ACC CHaRM Facility for recycling. Several local home improvement and batteries stores also take them. Thank you for recycling. #recycleoftenrecycleright #recycle

Thank you to all who have been a part to #reconsider litter here in Oconee!

Remember to recycle your tree! All 5 OC Waste and Tecycling Sites, Harris Shoals Park and Home Depot. #recycle

As you get your last minute gift shipments this holiday season, here’s a little reminder of what to do with it all. #recyclerightathens

Today at Heritage Park! #Oconee

It was a great day to #DoBeautifulThings at Heritage this morning! Good company, yummy biscuits and exciting discovery of an old home place. You should really join us. We have 2 workdays scheduled in January and 2 in February. #makeadifference

#dobeautifulthings

Locally lights can be recycled at the CHaRM Facility in Athens. #recycle

Little changes can have big impacts. #stayfocused #makingsmallchanges

Cut trees can be recycled at Home Depot, Harris Shoals Park and any of the 5 OC Waste and Recycling Sites until January 9th. Non working string lights can be taken to the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department CHaRM by appointment or contact us if you just have a strand or two and we will take them for you. #recycleoftenrecycleright #happyholidays

Some dates to add to your 2021 calendar! Help us #DoBeautifulThings

Yes! We are asking anyone interested in helping us with our Plogging Our Way Out of 2020 campaign to do just that. Plogging is defined as picking up trash while jogging but you don’t have to jog to participate! Help us to #DoBeautifulThings and #reconsiderlitter by letting us know that you want to help. We have 96# awesome new orange grabbers, thanks to a #KeepAmericaBeautiful and #dart Grant and plenty of trash bags for your use. Let’s finish 2020 with #nolitterleft!

17 volunteers, 3 miles on Norton and Simonton Bridge Roads, 2 hours and 17 bags of litter, a recliner and a car bumper. Thanks again to NOHS Beta Club members who stepped up this morning to help us keep Oconee County clean, green and beautiful!

Here’s some of the fantastic fifteen NOHS Beta Club members on Norton and Simonton Bridge Roads this morning to #DoBeautifulThings in our community! Would you like to make a difference but on your schedule? We have new grabbers and plenty of bags, let us know and we’ll get them to you. #reconsiderlitter #nolitterleft

65 degrees on 12/11, we’lol take it

Thank you to OCHS FFA members who picked up litter on their adopted road today! Whippoorwill looks good y’all! Kari Page Chelsea Begnaud

Last Dirty Dozen Road Cleanup of 2020! Join us Saturday at 10am for tool pickup. The weather will be great while we work to keep Oconee County clean, green and beautiful! #nolitterleft

Let's keep our sunsets free of debris. Although some trash lands in the water directly, much of it travels from farther away via storm drains, wind, or connected rivers and creeks. Wherever you are, dispose of your trash responsibly and remind others to do the same. #reconsiderlitter ( : Skip Kazmarek, GNPA)

While we certainly should #dobeautifulthings and #KeepItCleanOconee for ourselves, we definitely should keep Oconee County clean, green and beautiful for our visitors! We're always working towards #nolitterleft.

Another beautiful day in Heritage Park! #myoconee

We missed you today but you can join us in 2 weeks! We had a large work group who made a lot of progress in removing the invasive Autumn Olive! Thanks to Athens Land Trust, Kel-Mac Saddle Club and OC Parks and Recreation and our amazing community volunteers who #DoBeautifulThings and help us to keep Oconee County clean, green and beautiful!

Tomorrow! Join us at 9 even if you haven’t signed up, we’ll have tools for you! #DoBeautifulThings

Recent EPA estimates show that 68% of the food waste we generate ends up in landfills. Try reducing your waste and composting. EPA Encourages Americans to Avoid Food Waste Over the Holidays As America celebrates the holidays, EPA reminds families and communities to consider the environment when planning their meals and be mindful about wasting food. EPA estimates that more food reaches landfills than any other material in everyday trash, constituting 24 percent of municipal ...solid waste. This wasted food contributes to landfills being the third largest source of human-related methane emissions in the United States. Visit EPA.gov for more tips on how to reduce food waste. #reduction #recycling #composting

#partnerships #goals #recycling

Our soil is important everyday but tomorrow we highlight the importance of taking care of our soil for us and future generations. Maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the growing challenges in soil management, fighting soil biodiversity loss, increasing soil awareness and encouraging others to commit to proactively improve soil health is worth recognizing! #DoBeautifulThings

Hey guy in the white Ford truck who just threw your banana peel on Hog Mtn. Road #bananapeelsarelitter! #dontbealitterbug It’s your Oconee, #keepitclean

Here’s a fun way to enjoy the beauty of Oconee! Just another reason why it’s important to #KeepOconeeCountyBeautiful

#recyleoftenrecycleright #recyclingcreatesjobs #recycling

Do you have anything like this that would get a great new home in a teachers classroom? #reuserepurposerecycle #craftproject #teachers

#KeepItCleanOconee #littercosts #dontbealitterbug

#RecyclingMatters #RecycleRightGA #recyclingcreatesjobs

Learn how to best support our winter friends with this informative article shared by Keep Roswell Beautiful! #messyisbetter #birds #bugs

4 completed, 2 more in 2020, join us! #DoBeautifulThings #invasivespecies

#reconsiderlitter #thankful

Tomorrow is the big day! The big FEAST day! Do you have a plan for all of your food scraps yet? Start being prepared to keep all of that food out of the landfil...l by beginning composting! And if you want super fast compost take a look at our tips for starting your own worm farm! http://www.dwswa.org//composting-options-in-dalton-ga-verm See more

Happy Fall! Thanks for recycling right and keeping items like leaves and grass out of your curbside recycling bin. #RecycleRightGA #letssortthisout #compostingmatters

Heritage Park y’all, you should really take to the trails and see it all! #myOconee

Thank you to all who help us each day to Keep Oconee County Beautiful!

#letitlay #mulch #pollinators